Introduction
Brian Garrow (born April 8, 1968) is a former professional tennis player from the United States.
Garrow enjoyed more success on tour playing doubles, winning two doubles titles and reaching a career-high ranking of World No. 42 in 1991.He competed in doubles events from 1988 through 1992.
Garrow's career-high singles ranking was World No. 93, achieved in late October 1990.He captured one challenger tournament, the 1989 Winnetka Challenger, and reached the semi-finals in one Grand Prix event, the 1990 Rio de Janeiro Open.Garrow played on the tour in singles from 1988 through 1991, competing mostly challenger events.
Garrow was a three-time all-American at UCLA. He was the first player in the 1980s to reach the NCAA finals for both the singles and doubles tournament in the same year, 1988, winning the doubles partnering Patrick Galbraith. He lost in the singles final to Robbie Weiss of Pepperdine.
Career finals
Doubles (2 titles, 2 runner-ups)
| Result | No. | Date | Tournament | Surface | Partner | Opponents | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win | 1. | 1989 | Newport, U.S. | Grass | Patrick Galbraith | Neil Broad Stefan Kruger |
2–6, 7–5, 6–3 |
| Win | 2. | 1990 | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | Carpet | Sven Salumaa | Nelson Aerts Fernando Roese |
7–5, 6–3 |
| Loss | 1. | 1990 | Schenectady, U.S. | Hard | Sven Salumaa | Richard Fromberg Brad Pearce |
2–6, 6–3, 6–7 |
| Loss | 2. | 1990 | Brisbane, Australia | Hard | Mark Woodforde | Jason Stoltenberg Todd Woodbridge |
6–2, 4–6, 4–6 |